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SPORTS Wednesday 10 May 2023
Gambling’s place in campus culture portends scandals to come

By ERIC OLSON multi-billion dollar ad cam-
AP Sports Writer paigns may have on stu-
With the proliferation of le- dent-athletes is a top prior-
gal wagering in the United ity for the NCAA,” she said.
States the past five years, Hosick said new NCAA
it wasn’t a question of if president Charlie Baker has
but when a college sports requested a new survey be
gambling scandal would done as soon as possible.
become public. Whyte and Malkin both
Two have come to light said anecdotal evidence
in the past week, the first suggests the rate of gam-
at Alabama involving its bling by college athletes is
head baseball coach and much higher than the one-
then an investigation of in-four reported in 2016.
Iowa and Iowa State ath- Whyte said it’s common
letes participating in online for teenage boys to tell
gambling. him they have apps on
“This is probably just the their phones for daily fan-
tip of the iceberg,” Keith tasy sports games or off-
Whyte, executive director shore sportsbook accounts
of the National Council on where age verification is
Problem Gambling, said easy to get around.
Tuesday. “In surveys, the “When they say they’re
athletes self-report a high betting sports, it doesn’t al-
rate of gambling partici- ways mean they’re betting
pation and sports betting. with a legal, regulated op-
It wouldn’t surprise us if erator,” Whyte said.
there’s more problems that Alabama head coach Brad Bohannon, left, argues with umpire Joe Harris after being tossed from EPIC Risk Management,
surface.” an NCAA college baseball game in the bottom of the second inning against LSU, Saturday, April based in the United King-
East Carolina assistant pro- 29, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. dom, began a five-year
fessor Michelle L. Malkin, are engaged in similar ac- legal for a person under 21 month. About 5% of female contract with the NCAA
who researches ties be- tivity that’s been normal- to wager on sports in Iowa athletes reported wager- last year to provide what
tween gambling and crimi- ized through this mass ex- and most of the other 32 ing on sports in the previous was described as a “cus-
nality, said placing sports pansion of legalized gam- states where legal sports- year. tomized sports wagering
bets has become a part bling,” Malkin said. books are now operating. The NCAA had planned to gambling harm prevention
of college culture, more NCAA rules prohibit ath- The most recent NCAA conduct a study of athlete program.”
so since the U.S. Supreme letes, coaches and staff study on college wager- gambling habits in 2020, The NCAA said more than
Court in 2018 cleared the from betting on sports in ing, in 2016, found that 24% but it was suspended due 10,000 athletes and admin-
way for states to legalize which the NCAA conducts of male athletes reported to the pandemic, spokes- istrators attended in-person
sports wagering. a championship. For exam- violating NCAA rules within woman Michelle Hosick programming last year.
“We can’t think our stu- ple, athletes aren’t allowed the previous year by wa- wrote in an email to The As- What triggered the investi-
dent-athletes would be to bet on NFL games even gering on sports for money; sociated Press. gations at Iowa and Iowa
acting any different than if state laws would legally 9% reported they had bet “Understanding the impact State has not been dis-
their friends and peers who allow them to do so. It is il- on sports at least once a that the gaming industry’s closed. q

Matthews takes Giro 3rd stage, Evenepoel keeps lead

MELFI, Italy (AP) — Michael I could ever dream of. being involved in a crash. but was still 44 seconds be- flattest of the Giro, along
Matthews won a wet and “I heard that Pedersen was “We were just there, we hind the Belgian. The stage with two categorized
long third stage of the dropped on the climb so I wanted to take the down- was one of the longest and climbs towards the end.q
Giro d’Italia on Monday was hoping he would be a hill in the first positions be-
while pre-race favorite little bit pinned for the sprint. cause the rain made the
Remco Evenepoel extend- I just knew I needed to go a roads wet and tricky,” said
ed his overall lead. Mat- bit early, get the jump on Evenepoel, who rides for
thews, who rides for Team them, and it worked out.” Soudal Quick-Step.
Jayco–AlUla, edged out The drizzle, especially on the “If the seconds are there
Mads Pedersen and Kaden second half of the 213-ki- to grab, we should not be
Groves in a bunch sprint lometer (132-mile) route afraid to grab them. One
on the final kick up to the south from Vasto to Melfi, more second on Primoz
line. It was the Australian caused several crashes and three on the rest is
cyclist’s third Giro stage win but nothing that appeared good, especially after quite
and a first since 2015. too serious. Evenepoel fin- an easy day and a hectic
“They (his team) were fully ished safely in the peloton final.” Evenepoel has worn
committed for me to win and gained bonus seconds the pink jersey since storm-

the stage,” Matthews said. in the intermediate sprint ing to victory in the open-
“It’s been such a roller edging Primož Roglič to ex- ing time trial on Saturday.
coaster this year. Now al- tend his lead to 32 seconds Roglič, who is considered Australia’s Michael Matthews crosses the finish line to win the
ready on stage three with a over João Almeida, who Evenepoel’s strongest chal- third stage of the Giro d’Italia cycling race from Vasto to Melfi,
Italy, Monday, May 8, 2023.
stage win. That’s more than moved into second despite lenger, moved up to third Associated Press